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Health Policy LetterMay 9, 2019The Honorable Senator,Bob AndrzejczackOne Gateway Center, Suite 1100, Newark, NJ 07102Dear Senator Bob Andrzejczack,As a nurse in New Jersey, I urge you to support the bill on giving NP full prescriptive authority in NewJersey. The name of the bill is Consumer Access to Health Care Act"; which eliminates therequirement of jointprotocol with physician for advanced practice nurses to prescribe medication”. I support the bill as an upcomingfuture NP, and this forms the basis of my request for you to also support it as it can assist us as nursepractitioners in providing care to patients.Nurse practitioners have been facing several challenges associated with healthcare delivery. At all times,a physician has to supervise my prescription. Currently, we as nurses have acquired enough knowledge to assistus in all operations concerning diagnosing and prescription. This oversight by physicians and doctors has been

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